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. _ I :s= CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES '?< 48th YEAR, NO, 38. TWO SECTIONS TWELVE PAGES MOREHEAD CITY AND BEAUFORT. NORTH CAROLINA TUESDAY. MAY 12. 1969 PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS Morehead Town Officials Take Oath of Office # Mayor Names Heads Of Departments ? Board Meeting Night Will be First Tuesday The newly-elected Morehead City , town board of commissioners held their first meeting after swearing In ceremonies Friday morning at the municipal building and Mayor George Dill announced the com mission appointments for the com ing two yeara. Appointed as street commission er, replacing G. E. Sanderson, who was defeated after serving five years on the board, will be Bud Dixon. Retaining the same posts they have held in the past will be re elected commissioners S. C. Hol loway, finance commissioner, and V. J. (Ted) Garner, police com missioner. Dr. Russell Outlaw was appoint ed to serve as buildings and grounds commissioner and Walter Morris will fill the post of fire commissioner. Jasper Bell former ly held the buildings and grounds job and D. J. Hall was fire com missioner. The first official action of the new board was re-employment of all city employees for another two year period. Police commissioner Garner was elected by the board to serve as mayor pro-tem. In final action the board voted to change their regular meeting time from every third Thursday ? of the month to the first Tuesday of each month. The first scheduled meeting o I the board will be Tues day, June 2. The board was sworn in by A. H. James, clerk of superior court. Fire Department Officers Named Frank Langdale waa appointed captain and Freddie Snooks lieu tenant at the meeting of the Beau fort fire department Thuraday night. Chief Clarence Davis announced that Ronnie Smith has been em ployed as a paid driver. He report ed that a pre fab metal building, ? for housing the rescue truck and equipment, has arrived. The chief announced that when 29 is blown, it would be an alarm for the National Guard only. A number of men indicated interest in a first aid cours* to be offered soon. Captain Langdale announced that w*>rk on the Little League ball park was near completion. The fire de partment adopted as a project the 'i , reparation of the park for the v-oming season. A training drill, conducted by Lieutenant Snooks, training officer, followed the meeting. 0. C. Lawrence Ends Up in Ditch O. C. Lawrence, Otwiy, was un injured at 9 a.m. Saturday when the 1S56 Ford pickup truck he was driving went into a ditch east of the Ward'* Creek bridge on high way 70. Patolman W. J. Smith Jr. said Lawrence was headed west when a Seashore bus, driven by Mike Mason, passed him. Lawrancc told the patrolman that he thought the bus w? going to cut in on him, ao he applied hii brakes. His pickup swerved and went ' off on the right, then as be turned back on the road went into the ditch on the left. Damage to the pickup was estimated at $250. Three hundred dollars damage was caused to a 1957 Ford and $100 damage to a 1951 Chevrolet Fri day night a mile cast of Newport. Patrolman Smith said that the Ford, driven by a Mr. Sasaer of Fremont, hit the rear of the Chev rolet, driven by a man from Chctry Point. No one was injured. Auto Hits Open Car Door Sunday George Cottingham, 1408 Front St., Beaufort, narrowly escaped in jury at 9:3t a.m. Sunday when the open left front door of hia car waa ?truck by a car driven by Fred Hooper, 117 Marsh St., Beaufort. The accident happened on Ann Street near Queen. Cottingham had parked, headed west, and waa just ready to get out of the car when the Hooper car, going weat, hit the door. The glass in the door waa smaahed and the door itself beat The Hooper car was scratched along the side. Officer Otis Willis iavestigsted. No charges wars tiled. Town Officials Take Office New*-Tlmes Photo? by McComb Morehead City's town fathers for the next two years are Walter Morris, first in the back row, Ted Garner, S. C. Holloway, and Bud Dixon. Mayor Geor ge Dill, left front, who was re elected for his seventh term list Tuesday, welcomes Dr. Russell Outlaw, another new commissioner. ? ' ? ? ? ? . John Lashley, left, was re-elected clerk of court. He also serves as city clerk. Mrs. Mary Hughes was sworn In Friday as assistant clerk of coart hy A. II. lames, clerk of superior court, second from right. Herbert Phillips III, right, was re-elected judge of recorder's court. SPA Will Meet Here July 13-14 The State Ports Authority will meet July 13 and 14 in Morehead City. Place of the session was se lected at a meeting of the SPA Thursday at Winston-Salem. During the session, D. Leon Wil liams, porta director, was empow ered to make salary adjustments for employees other than depart ment heads. A hospitalization plan for the SPA's 35 employees was approved. Cost to the authority will average about $200 a month. Other business included author ization of the following purchases: A new pickup truck for the Wil mington port, $1,400; additional car for Morehead City, $1,7&0; a steam jenny for cleaning equip ment at Wilmington, $600; and 5,000 pallets (wooden platforms for use in handling cargo) at a price to be determined. Estimates of cost of the pallets were $11 to $12 each. Beaufort School Band Presents Concert Friday The Beaufort school band pre sented its spring concert Friday night in the school auditorium un der the direction of Charles B. Jones. The band played Hosts of Free dom march, Irish Folk Song suite. Junior High overture, Operatic Mingle with Joe King as baritone horn soloist, Three for Four, a medley, with trumpet quartet con sisting of Jimmy Davis, Jerry Ful ford, Detrard Harris and Harry Gillikin. Number* on the second part of the program were Hall of Fame march, Lady of Spain. Hernando's Hideaway, Broadcast from Brazil with Jimmy Davis and Jerry Ful ford as trumpet soloists; Lover, with Gerald Temple and William Potter trombonists and Joe King on the baritone horn; Tea for Two and September in the Rain by the Sea Notes, the school dance band. Following intermission, the band played Officer of the Day march, a selection from 1IMS Pinafore, slow march from Scipio, Military Symphony in F, Minuet and Varia tions with Grady Phillips as clari net soloist. The final portion of the program included National Emblem march, Swedish Rhapsody, Bassology, Hey Rube! American Cowboy overture, and Bandjive. Members of the band are the following : Clarinets: Grady Phillips, Lewis Rackley, Sandra Whitchurst, Paul Downum, Mary June Merrill, Vir ginia Potter. Barbara Thacker, Bertie Eu banks, Jennifer Tarkington, Don Davis, Carrie Lee Dickinson, Linda Gaskins. Drams: Wiley Lewis, Cary Kirk, Donald Conway, Fred Biermann. Saxophones: Clyde Conglcton, Carl Tilghman, Fred Boswell. Trombones: Gerald Temple, Wil liam Potter, Gerald Austin, Pat Smith. Baritone boras: Joe King, Sonny Williams, David Merrill. Basses: Frank Potter, Mike Smith, Timothy Penny. Trumpets: Jerry Fulford, Jimmy Davis, Fred Davis, Denard Harris, Harry Gillikio, Janet I^conard, Ro bert Wcthcrington, Sandra Lewis. French boras: Joe BeQamah, Mike Reid, BUI Willis, K. C. John son. Mrs. Charles B. Jones was piano accompanist. Bruce Tarkington to Go To Winston-Salem School Bruce Tarkington, principal of Beaufort high school who resigned recently, announces that he has accepted the position at principal of the Mineral Springs elementary school in Winston-Salem. Mr. Tarkington stated that he will report to hia new job July 1 and will leave Beaufort the last week in June. Mr. Tarkington leaves Beaufort after having served 10 yurs in the county school system. Belart coming to Beaufort seven yetrs. ago, be was principal of Smyrna I high school for three year*. ^ I ? Twin City Mayors TMf rrmindi dm of Ik* old lirii| ahost what the governor of North Corolla* aali to the governor of Soath Carolina. Aayhow. the mayor -elect of Beaafort, left, William H. (Piffle) Patter, aa< re elected Mayor Ceorga Ml af Mare bead City; iirtiur confratol? rl it W. t-mi State Officials Confer Again Thursday About Beach Traffic Three Injured In Sunday Wreck Delores Darling, Chocowinity, was still in Morehead City Hospi tal yesterday, recovering from in juries received at 12:50 p.m. Sun day in an accident on highway TO at the race track west of More head City. Others injured, but discharged after treatment were Kay Mills and Violet Wingatc, both of Green ville. Three cars were involved in the wreck, which was investigated by patrolman R. 11. Brown. All cars were headed east. A 1952 Chevro let driven by Joe T. Kozar, Camp Lejeune, had stopped in a line of traffic while a car ahead was wait ing to make a turn. A 1958 Oldsmobile behind Kozar had stopped. It was driven by Vir ginia McLawhorn, Vanccboro. A third car, a 1953 Chevrolet, driven by Talmadge B. Harris, Aydcn, failed to stop and plowed into the first two. Harris applied his brakes and skidded 72 feet before hitting the Olds. He has been charged with careless and reckless driving. Damage to the 1952 Chevrolet was estimated at S150, to the Olds $600 and to the 1953 Chevrolet $300. The injured were taken to the hos pital in the Bcll-Mundcn ambu lance. Boathouse Burns Saturday Night Damage estimated at $1000 was caused in a boathouse fire on the Beaufort causeway Saturday night. The alarm was received by fire men at 7:45 p.m. The Beaufort fire department .(cat two trucks t a answer the alarm. It took firemen approxi-! mutely 30 minutes to extinguish the blaze. The boathouse was owned by Leslie Day and was used to store nets and boating equipment. According to firemen, the cause of the blaze is unknown. Beaufort firemen answered ano ther alarm Saturday night that turned out to be a fight. The alarm was turned in at Pine and Queen Streets. At 11:40 a.m. Sunday a false alarm was received from box 25 at the corner of Bel Air and Ann Streets. Tide Table Tides at the Beaufort Bar HIGH LOW Taesday, May 12 11:24 a.m. 5:03 a.m. 11:09 p.m. 4:42 p.m. Wednesday, May 11 12:09 a.m. 5:37 a.m. 11:58 p.m. 5:19 p.m. Thursday, May 14 12:54 a.m. 6:22 a.m. 6:11 p.m. Beach Board Hears Report At Saturday Meeting 1 To West Point Robert McNeill, son of Mr and Mrs. George McNeill, Morehcad City, has been notified by the Department of the Army that he has been accepted for enrollment at West Point, the US military academy. He holds the principal appoint ment from Rep. Graham Barden, congressman for this district. Robert is a 1958 graduate of Morehead City high school and is now attending the Citadel at Charleston, S. C. He will start training at West Point July 7. While at the Citadel, Robert played in the college band and was a member of tht chorus. - Atlantic Beach town commission ers, in session Saturday morning at the town hall, heard a report that state highway officials looked over the "problem Intersection" at the beach again Thursday and arc drawing up new plans for handling traffic. M. G. Coyle, town clerk, said that the highway men are dissatis fied with the present arrangement, as well as a proposal they had drawn for improvement, so they are nuw going to draw up com pletely new plans, and put more money in the project in the hope that the traffic situation will be solved for years to come. The "problem intersection" is at the junction of the beach road and the Fort Macon-Salter Path road. Commissioner R. A. Barefoot said he appreciated the state's in terest in the problem but he couldn't understand why the high way commission always waited un til the summer rush was here be fore deciding to do something. The last two weekends at the beach have been termed by chief of police Bill Moore as bad as the Fourth of July traffic-wise. The board decided to make East Boardwalk Street one way from the heart of the beach cast to Wilson Avenue. East Boardwalk is the narrow street dircctly behind the ocean front cottages. Chief Moore was authorized to strictly enforce the speed limit on the street. The board said that if the proposed arrangement docs not Sec BOARD, Page 7 Junior Woman's Club Will Greet Guests at Hospital ? MCuiIw r? of the Morrhrid CityH Junior Woman's Club will act as hostesses at the open house this afternoon at Morehead City Hos pital for all those bom at the hos pital. The open house will be from 3:30 p.m. to S, announces Miss Stella Propst, chairman of the National Hospital Week observance. The Junior Woman's Club has been active in recent years in hos pital work. Furniture in the sec ond floor lounge was purchased by the club and each year the club holds a benefit hospital ball. Scheduled to act as hostesses this afternoon are Mrs. C. C. Merrill, club president, Mrs. Charles Dod son, Mrs. Garland Scruggs, Mrs. John Gaincy, Mrs. Roma Styron, Mrs. Joe Beam, Mrs. Mel Adcox, Mrs. David Willis and Mrs. Har vey Gaskins. Open house for the public in gen eral will be held Friday at the hos pital from 2 to 4 In the afternoon and 7 to 9 at night. Hospital per sonnel have also placed window displays throughout town in ob servance of hospital week. Two Civilans Will Go to Asheville Walter Morris, incoming presi dent, and George Vickroy, will at tend the state Civitan convention at Asheville this weekend. The plans were announced at the Friday meeting of the Civitan Club at Mrs. Russell Willis's restaurant. Jim Eubanks was named chair man of the flour sale the club will sponsor June 12. Two-pound bags of flour will be sold to raise money for the Civitan-supportcd project, the boys' home at Lake Wacca maw. The club has voted to send a boy to Boys State. A guest at Friday's meeting was M. G. Coyle, Atlantic Beach. The club will not meet this coming Friday. The Mount Olive Junior College Chorus will sing at 3:30 Sunday in the Beaufort FWB Church. To Portray Life of Emeline I" H" M? ?? M IWHIi I'lW'iW W? <IMW ? MMWi < IMWHIWWMMHBMM? 1? IWI'IW" ?? Three character! will portray Emeline Pigott, Confederate ?py of Carteret, in the drama, Bonnie Blue Sweetheart, to Im staged June 12 and U in the Morahaad Cttjr Ruth Howland, left, will play Emeline ti i little girl; Joyce Lewi! plays Emeltne as a young woman, and Lililan Prances Gid dcns, right, portrsys Emelinc as an elderly woman. Tbb picture was takM at ttw N*w?-'!inM> Pbotu by MeComb Pigott family cemetery it Crib Point. The wreath on the grave, placed In obaerrance of Confed erate Memorial Day Sunday, waa lent for the occaiion by Mora head City Fkvai Co. ? Inland Shrimp Season Expected To Open May 18 Unofficial reports state that the shrimp season will open Monday, May It. Boats that have been making trial tows at the request of the state fisheries division report that Sunday night between 50 and 70 pounds of shrimp, 55 to 60 count, were caught in a three-hour tow. Off Royal Shoal in a l'vhour tow 80 pounds were taken. Already thii year more shrimp have been taken in ocean waters than were taken in those waters up to July 1 last year. Some catches have run as high as 300 pounds a night. Priccs on the New York market are good. Markers Inland channel nctters arc doing well, getting shrimp that run 50 to 60 to the pound. The species being taken arc the brown spotted shrimp, the kind that can be caught only at night. An official announcement of the opening of the shrimping season in inland waters is expected some time this week. From present indications, the forthcoming season is expected to be good. Mayor Speaks On Registration Mayor George Dili was the speaker at the Thursday night meeting of the Morehead City Ro tary Club at the Rex restaurant. The topic of Mayor Dill's talk was the apparent confusion regard ing registration that resulted in the municipal election last week. Mr. Dill told Rotartans that quite a lew citizens don't seem to realize that their names have to be listed on two registration books in order for them to be eligible to vote in all elections. There is separate registration re quired for township, county, state, national elections and city elec tions, according to the mayor. "Apparently the coafusioa of the necessity of two registrations ii not yet understood by all citizen* and especially those within the city limits," said Mr. Dill. He strongly urged that every citizen take the time to inquire if his name appears on both sets of registration books. Visiting Rotarians at the meet ing were E. C. Mitchiner and J. Paul Walker, both of Henderson. Boy on Bicycle Struck by Car Ten-year-old Ronald Guthrie of 1104 Vi Bridgei St., Morehead City, was discharged from the Morehead City hospital Saturday morning after being held overnight for ob servation as the reiult of an acci dent Friday night. At 6:20 p.m. Friday Ronald waa struck by a car while riding his bicycM. The accident happened at 11th aid Bridges. Driver of the car waa Stephen Irving Moore Jr. of 929 Central Ave., Burlington. Accordfatg to police reports, Moore waa driving eaat on Bridges when Ronald rode hia bicycle into the path of the car. The bicycle was a total loaa and policc esti mated the damage to the Moore car to be $100. There were no chargcs filed in connection with the accident. Outstanding Men In Guard Unit To Get Jacket M/Sgt. Dennis M. Goodwin, ad ministrative officer of the More bead City National Guard unit, an nounces that Hill's store, Morchead City, will present a sports Jacket at the end of each quarter this year to the outstanding enlisted man in the unit. Sergeant Goodwin has expressed hit appreciation to D. B. Webb of Webb's Clothing store who during the past year has presented a suit of clothes to the outstanding man of each quarter. Sergeant Goodwin said, "Even though the prerequisites for an in dividual to be selected at the Sol dier of the Quarter meapa nothing more than the enlisted nan's do ing what he should have been doing at all drills, the award has brought keen competition. Increased mo rale and has greatly contributed towardthc betterment of this or J
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